DORTMUND, Germany - Monday, 09. October 2023

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- HEXA, Belgium's number one vape brand, presented a number of products at the InterTabac 2023, showcasing their pod-systems and disposables.

Since securing the No.1 position in the Belgian market in both major categories of pod-system and disposable products, HEXA has been rapidly rolling out its products to the wider European market. With the trend of disposable products gaining popularity in the European market, HEXA has created HEXA Go, which is now available in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Estonia.

FEELM, the global leader in closed vape system solutions, is the technology supplier of HEXA's pod and disposable products. HEXA has been ranked No.1 in the Belgian market in both the pod-system and disposable vapes, with FEELM as the driving force behind it.

HEXA Go continues the extraordinary compliance of HEXA's high quality products, as the new disposables quickly p ... Read more »

LiDCO Offers Clinicians, for the First Time, a Board-in-Cable Solution Designed to Provide a More Complete Picture of Oxygen Delivery

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the CE mark, under the European Union Medical Device Regulation, for the LiDCO® board-in-cable (BIC) module. The LiDCO BIC module is designed to connect to multi-patient monitoring platforms, like the Masimo Root® Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Hub, to provide advanced hemodynamic monitoring. With this solution, clinicians can easily add LiDCO hemodynamic monitoring – with its one-of-a-kind versatile PulseCO® algorithm – to their Root patient monitoring hubs. Like the PulseCO algorithm, the LiDCO module is pressure transducer agnostic, maximizing flexibility for clinicians and hospitals. For the first time, there is now a solution that can enable hemodynamic monitoring alongside other supported parameters without having a dedicated hemodynamic monitoring box. ... Read more »

Dushanbe, Tajikistan - Monday, 09. October 2023 AETOSWire 

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Sultan Al-Marshad, signed today a new development loan agreement with the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Kahhorzoda Fayziddin Sattor, through which SFD is contributing $20 million USD to fund the fifth phase of the “Constructing and Equipping of Secondary Schools” project in Tajikistan. Attending the signing ceremony was the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan, Majidi Yusuf Khayrullo, and the Saudi Ambassador to Tajikistan, H.E. Waleed Al-Reshiadan, alongside other officials from both sides.

The signing of today’s loan agreement will construct and equip 19 schools across different regions of Tajikistan, to cater for the rising demand for education. Once completed, it will enhance the country’s educational landscape, benefitting approximately 30,000 students.

Thi ... Read more »

Qatar Foundation’s edutainment show contestants unveil AI and robotics to promote animal welfare

After intense challenges and rigorous evaluations, five contestants on Season 15 of Stars of Science – Qatar Foundation’s Arab edutainment TV show that promotes scientific innovation in the region – have proceeded towards the next stage of the competition, known as the ‘design’ stage.

With two more participants eliminated in the last two rounds, the remaining five innovators now stand ready to present their prototypes to the jurors. Displaying ingenuity in promoting animal welfare and modernizing traditional sports in this season of Stars of Science, are contestants Mohammed Laouacheria, and Amir Mattar Jaber Alenezi.

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CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. & MONCLOVA, COAHUILA - Monday, 09. October 2023 AETOSWire 

Announces recent senior leadership promotions

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mr. Jim Bouchard, CEO and Chairman of Esmark, Inc., today announced that Esmark Steel Group has established Esmark Steel International, a new business entity focused on supplying the Mexican industrial steel market. Located in Monclova, Coahuila, Esmark Steel International will service steel mill customers to supply flat rolled steel products for the construction, metal products, rail cars, auto machinery, tin plate, and electrical equipment markets. Esmark Steel International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Esmark Steel Group.

Luis Landois has joined Esmark Steel International as President, leading the growing team and entirety of the operations, reporting to Esmark Steel Group CEO Roberto Alvarez. Landois has more than 30 years of experience in the Mexican steel and industrial markets. He ear ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ras Laffan Petrochemicals, a joint venture company owned 30% by Chevron Phillips Chemical and 70% by QatarEnergy, today announced that it has secured $4.4 billion to finance an integrated polymers facility to be located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.

The project financing comprises commercial and Islamic lenders and a group of export credit agencies.

“CPChem very much appreciates the support of the export credit agencies and financial institutions that are participating in the financing of this project,” said Darren Ercolani, CPChem Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer. “This financing helps support CPChem’s growth strategy and our productive collaboration with QatarEnergy.”

Finalizing the financing is a key milestone in the development of the 435-acre petrochemical project, which will include the largest ethane cracker in the Middle East and one of the largest in the world. The fa ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- AngloGold Ashanti plc (“AGA”) has completed a corporate restructuring resulting in a corporate domicile in the United Kingdom, and a change of its primary listing from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”) to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The company, which now has its group headquarters in Denver, retains secondary listings on the JSE and the Ghana Stock Exchange (“GSE”).

Transaction Payment Update

As disclosed in its initial announcement of the restructuring, on 12 May of this year, the restructuring attracted various tax payments in South Africa and Australia. These tax payments have now been determined at about $286m, following the successful conclusion of the corporate restructuring transaction. The detailed breakdown of the estimated total amount is provided below.

AGA has a robust balance sheet, with strong liquidity, low leverage and no near-term maturit ... Read more »